HELPFUL HINTS TO EXPORTERS

 Apply for a license as soon as you have an order.  Don't wait until the last minute.

 Whenever possible apply for licenses and classifications electronically via SNAP.

 Fill out the application form completely.  And remember to:

  -  Sign your application form;

  -  Attach all required supporting documentation;

  -  Use proper, up-to-date forms available from the Outreach and Educational Services Division in
     Washington, D.C. by calling (202) 482-4811, BIS's Western Regional Office in Newport Beach,
     California by calling (949) 660-0144 or in San Jose, California by calling (408) 998-8806 , any U.S.
     Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration District Office.  To order large
     quantities of forms, send written requests, via courier, to BIS's Export Management and Compliance
     Division, 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room 2705, Washington, DC 20230; or telephone
     (202) 482-3332.

  -  Include complete technical information about the item(s) on your application. 

 To determine the status of your application, call STELA (System for Tracking Export License
  Applications) on (202) 482-2752, using the Application Control Number printed on the application form.

 When in doubt, contact BIS's Outreach and Educational Services Division at (202) 482-4811 or  BIS's
  Western Regional Office in Newport Beach, California by calling (949) 660-0144 or in San Jose,
  California by calling (408) 998-8806.

 Attend the Export Administration Seminars and Workshops.  Seminar Staff: (202) 482-6031.

 Obtain and become familiar with the Export Administration Act of 1979 as amended in 1981, 1985, 
  1988, and 2000.

 Subscribe to and study the Export Administration Regulations.  Failure to comply with the Regulations
  can result in adverse publicity, loss of export privileges, fines, and imprisonment.  EAR website:
  http://www.gpo.gov/bis 

 Insert the latest changes contained in the Export Administration Bulletins as soon as you receive them. 
  Or better yet, subscribe to the electronic version of the Regulations, that are updated automatically for
  you.

 Read the Federal Register and submit public comments on proposed changes to the Export
  Administration Regulations.  Your comments are important to us. Federal Register website for the EAR: 
  http://w3.access.gpo.gov/bis/fedreg/ear_fedreg.html 

 Support the Technical Advisory Committees by keeping informed of their agenda and by supplying
  committed members with ideas, suggestions and information.

 The most current version of the EAR is available online at http://www.bis.doc.gov, under "BIS
  Publications" click on Export Administration Regulations.